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The velveteen rabbit, or How toys become real: The Classic Children's Book
Par Margery Bianco. 1922
A velveteen rabbit stuffed with sawdust learns from an older toy that a child's love can make him real. Rabbit…
happily experiences the joy of this love and at last learns of another kind of reality. For grades 2-4 and older readersFalling up: poems and drawings
Par Shel Silverstein. 1996
A collection of brief and humorous poems featuring silly situations and a gallery of zany characters. You will see the…
world from "a different angle" as you meet the Terrible Toy-Eating Tookle, attend the "Rotten Convention," and visit Hungry Kid Island. For grades 2-4 and older readers. BestsellerStargone John (A redfeather book)
Par Ellen McKenzie. 1990
From the first day Liza's little brother, John, joins her in the one-room schoolhouse, he is in trouble. Their teacher…
whacks him for being "stargone"--unresponsive to his lessons. In desperation Liza takes him to her retired teacher, who is now blind. Soon John begins amazing his classmates. For grades 3-6Come back, Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read Level 2 Ser.)
Par Peggy Parish. 1995
Amelia Bedelia cannot keep a job because she does exactly as she is instructed. For example, as an office clerk…
Amelia jumps up and down on letters that she is asked to stamp. For K-3Tree by leaf
Par Cynthia Voigt. 1988
In 1920 twelve-year-old Clothilde lives with her family on an isolated peninsula waiting for her father to return from the…
war. When he arrives, maimed and broken, he retreats to the boathouse. A mysterious voice helps Clothilde breach the gulf between her father and the rest of the family. For grades 6-9First came the owl
Par Judith Richardson. 1996
Nita's father is in the Coast Guard and met her mother in Thailand. Now Nita's mother is hospitalized for depression,…
and Nita is struggling to understand and help. As she surprises herself by taking on the role of Snow White in her fifth-grade play, Nita finds symbolism in the huge snowy owl she spots on the beach. For grades 4-7Radiance descending: a novel
Par Paula Fox. 1997
Paul's baby brother, Jacob, has Down's syndrome and has to be watched all the time. Their grandfather tries to help…
Paul understand his brother, but Paul is resentful and prefers not to think about him at all. Then Jacob's seventh birthday arrives, and Paul begins to see him in a new light. For grades 5-8The secret code (A Rookie reader)
Par Dana Rau. 1998
The class is learning to read, but Oscar has a special book with bumps instead of letters. Oscar is blind,…
and he shares his knowledge of reading braille with his friends. For preschool-grade 2Well wished
Par Franny Billingsley. 1997
Eleven-year-old Nuria is happy to go to live with her grandfather even though no other children live in his village.…
There is a wishing well nearby, but it causes problems for people who use its magic. Grandfather Avy's wish for a friend for Nuria succeeds in bringing Catty to town, but wheelchair-bound Catty is not always nice to Nuria. For grades 4-7Mr. Popper's penguins
Par Richard Atwater. 1938
When his pet penguin, "Captain Cook," becomes lonely, Mr. Popper gets another penguin to keep him company. Before long, there…
are ten more penguins in the Popper household and things are never quite the same again. For grades 3-6Jeremy's dreidel
Par Ellie Gellman, Judith Friedman. 1992
Jeremy's art class at the Jewish center is making dreidels for Hanukkah. Each child can design one. Jeremy plans to…
use a special design for his father, who is blind. For grades 3-6 and older readersThese happy golden years: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #8)
Par Laura Wilder. 1943
Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder, the town's most eligible bachelor, enjoy a delightful romance while Laura teaches school. When her…
last term ends, they marry and look forward to a long and happy life together. Sequel to Little Town on the Prairie (BR 11326). For grades 5-8 and older readersThe long winter: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #6)
Par Laura Wilder. 1953
The Ingalls family moves from their stake on the Dakota prairie to their store in town to escape the severe…
winter. One blizzard follows another until trains stop running and the community, isolated for months, faces starvation. Sequel to By the Shores of Silver Lake (BR 11324). For grades 4-7Little town on the prairie: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #7)
Par Laura Wilder. 1941
In 1881 Mary, who is blind, is finally able to leave for college, and Laura gets a job in town…
helping a seamstress. She also continues her schooling so she can receive her teaching certificate. Sequel to The Long Winter (BR 11325). For grades 4-7By the shores of Silver Lake: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #5)
Par Laura Wilder. 1939
The Ingalls family moves westward once more, this time to the Dakota territory, where Pa finds a job in a…
railroad camp and the family takes up a homestead. Sequel to On the Banks of Plum Creek (BR 11323). For grades 4-7 and older readersOn the banks of Plum Creek: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #4)
Par Laura Wilder. 1953
The pioneering Ingalls family leaves the prairie for a farm and a primitive sod hut in Minnesota, where they must…
battle a flood, a blizzard, and a devastating plague of grasshoppers. Sequel to Little House on the Prairie (BR 10510). For grades 4-7 and older readersThe proposal (Christy Ser.)
Par C Archer. 1996
When David Grantland, the handsome minister, asks for her hand in marriage, Christy is delighted, but hesitant to commit. Then…
she is blinded in a riding accident, and all of her dreams for the future seem to be in jeopardy. Eventually, Christy recovers her sight and begins to see things in a new light. Sequel to Midnight Rescue (BR 10899). For grades 5-8Bridge to Terabithia: A Newbery Award Winner
Par Katherine Paterson. 1977
Jess finds his biggest rival and best friend in Leslie, a girl who moves to his rural Virginia community from…
the city. Together they create Terabithia, a secret kingdom in the woods where they reign supreme--until tragedy strikes. For grades 5-8. Newbery MedalAway to me, Moss!
Par Betty Levin. 1994
Zanna's mother gives speech and physical therapy to Rob Catherwood, a sheep farmer who had a stroke. Zanna becomes attached…
to Rob's border collie, Moss. Now that Rob is out of commission, no one on the farm pays any attention to Moss. As Zanna proves that Moss is still a good worker, she learns valuable lessons from both Moss and Rob. For grades 5-8A girl's best friend
Par Harriet Savitz. 1995
Laurie Moss, twelve, is worried that her parents will put their old beagle, Jessie, to sleep because of her arthritis.…
The vet has some new medicine, but it is expensive so Laurie takes a part-time job. Her boss is blind, like Laurie, and very particular about how things are done at his bike shop. Meanwhile, a new teacher thinks Laurie can't do anything by herself, and a bully taunts her in the halls. For grades 3-6